"A THEOLOGY OF FAILURE"

Romans 7:22-25

A Christian in a non-christian world just doesn't fit.
Either way we take on the identity of Christ, we fail.
Our identity is closely linked with ur family tree.


Jesus' family tree variations (Matthew 1)

1. Tamar
   
2. Rahab
   
3. Ruth
   
4. David and Bathsheba
   

What it tells us

1. the depth of Christ's love
   
2. why He came
   

When we finally realize that God understands our failures, and loves us anyway, enough to send His Son to die for us, it is then there is relief. (Romans 5:6-8)
Are we so scarred by our own failures that we are unable to understand the pain and failure in the lives of others and to be ministers of healing and reconciliation?
We who are in Christ Jesus have been made winners. (Romans 8:37, 8:1)